Chapter 37: The Public Trial (I)
Li Er changed his mind, maybe at first, Li Er was still hesitating, but now Xue Yantuo couldn't wait to send three thousand soldiers and horses, and after stationing near Baidao, Li Er, who was persecuted, had to start looking at it again.
The inferior nature of the nomads is destined not to be so easy to subdue the Tang Dynasty, no matter what Zhao Chen said before, Li Er still couldn't make up his mind in the end.
And now, Xue Yantuo's impatience can be regarded as a vivid lesson for Li Er, and Li Er, who was persecuted, had to change his original thoughts, turned his head, and began to adopt Zhao Chen's suggestion.
On the telegram, it has been clearly stated that Jieli does not have to be sent to Chang'an, even if Li Er hopes very much that Jieli can finally be sent to Chang'an, but at this time, the conditions are not allowed.
Before Li Er asked Li Jing to send Jieli to Chang'an, this was not only to achieve the goal of recovering the grassland through Jieli, but also to have a bad taste in his heart.
Let a man who once flaunted his might in front of him, a man who was once a grassland hero, surrender to him, as an emperor, more or less in his heart, a little bit of coolness.
It's just that the plan is not as good as the change, and now, with the change of the situation in Mobei, Jieli stays here in Dingxiang and accepts the public trial of the Tang Dynasty, which has a much greater effect than sending it to Chang'an.
After receiving Li Er's telegram, Zhao Chen was not the only one in the big tent, but the rest of the people also had expressions of joy and sadness, and it could be seen that these people were actually the same as Zhao Chen in their hearts.
It's just that no matter which of these people is, they are all deeply influenced by Confucian culture, and they have the concept of monarchs and ministers in their bones.
~Thus. After seeing that His Majesty the Emperor had made a decision, he was no longer like Zhao Chen. Dare to go out and fight against Li Er.
The telegram has been sent, and Li Er means. Dingxiang's side, let Li Jing start to judge Jieli.
On the Chang'an side, at the same time as the telegram was sent, the eldest grandson Wuji and the crown prince had already set off, and they would be able to arrive at Dingxiang in a few days, and at that time, it would be the specific day of the trial of Jieli.
"In this way, Chang'an Hou Ke has to hurry up!" After reading the telegram, I was excited for a long time. Du Ruhui stroked the beard under his chin at this time, looked at Zhao Chen and said.
"Don't worry!" After Zhao Chen learned that Li Er had changed his mind, he suddenly became much more cheerful, and after hearing Du Ruhui's words, he knew that this was the most important thing, so he said seriously to Du Ruhui: "It won't take long to make the required gunpowder!" ”
"Hmm!" Li Jing, who was sitting at the top, heard Zhao Chen's promise at this time. Nodding slightly, he said: "The old man will also give an order as soon as possible to shrink his troops from the stand, except for the soldiers and horses in the direction of Yanzhou and Suzhou." The rest of the soldiers and horses are slowly leaning towards Dingxiang! ”
Previously, before setting off from Chang'an, Datang's army of more than 100,000. It was divided into the Sixth Route Army, almost after the Yanmen Pass. They were scattered across the steppe.
However, now the Turks are gone. Jieli will immediately accept the public trial, which is equivalent to killing chickens and monkeys, which will inevitably have a great impact on others, and relatively speaking, there will naturally be resistance.
Therefore, in order to prevent the Turkic tribe from becoming angry and desperate to attack a certain army of the Tang Dynasty, causing an irreversible end, Li Jing will think of urgently gathering troops at the first time.
"When does the chief manager think the news will be released?" Du Ruhui waited until Li Jing's words fell, then looked at Li Jing, stroked his beard, and asked with a smile.
The purpose of the public trial of Jieli is to deter other tribes, naturally on the day of judgment, I hope that people from these tribes will come, and only after seeing Jieli punished with their own eyes can it play a role.
And this, it is naturally impossible for Datang to send an invitation, which would be a bit provocative, so only when the news goes out, so that people from these tribes can take the initiative to come and watch.
“… Let's wait for Chang'anhou's progress! When Li Jing heard Du Ruhui's words, he hesitated slightly, looked at Zhao Chen below, and said in a deep voice.
"I need three days!" Zhao Chen naturally understood what Li Jing meant, and after hearing this, without waiting for Du Ruhui to ask again, he already looked at Li Jing and said: "In three days, Dingxiang is here to deal with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and there is no problem!" ”
"Three days, then!" As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, Li Jing's eyes looked at Du Ruhui and the others in the tent and said: "After three days, release the news, which is enough for them to have time to come!" ”
Three days, for Zhao Chen, time is naturally a little tight, but at this time, since Li Er has changed his mind, there is no chance to hesitate.
For this reason, Zhao Chen is working overtime day and night, and that is also at his expense!
It's just that the materials used to make gunpowder can be bought in supermarkets, although gunpowder cannot be purchased directly in supermarkets at present, but there is no shortage of materials.
With these inexhaustible ready-made materials, to a large extent, Zhao Chen's speed has been invisibly improved, and all he has to do is to prepare these materials into one piece according to the proportional composition, and finally form gunpowder.
Three days was very fast, when Zhao Chen took a few wingmen to make the required gunpowder day and night, the news that Jieli was about to be executed by the Tang Dynasty in Dingxiang was also like a tornado, quickly sweeping the entire grassland.
Just after Li Jing released the news, Tuli, who was far away in Yanzhou, got the news first.
"Big... What does Datang want to do? Listening to the news brought by his subordinates, Tuli couldn't believe his ears, and was stunned for a long time before he said in disbelief.
There are many factors in the reason why Datang's Northern Expedition to Jieli is so smooth, and one of them is Tuli's silence, which made Datang have no scruples and put most of his energy on dealing with Jieli alone.
But it is precisely for this reason that Tuli's image in the entire grassland has obviously fallen to a low point.
He originally thought that when the Tang Dynasty retreated, he would slowly rectify the internal forces of the Turks and become the Khan of the entire Turks.
It's a pity that Datang has done such a thing now, which has pushed him to the cusp, let him recover the entire Turkic, and his dream of being a great Turkic khan has been shattered all of a sudden.
"Stop them!" In the end, it is also an uncle and nephew, at this time, Tuli temporarily put aside the previous contradiction with Jieli, stood in his tent, and almost roared angrily.
Soon after these words fell, Tuli left the station with his people and went straight to Dingxiang!
When Tuli left for Dingxiang, the tribes of Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo, and Tiele received the news that Jieli was about to be tried in Dingxiang in public, and like Tuli, after the initial shock, they sent envoys to Dingxiang.
And when the people of these tribes rushed to Dingxiang City one after another, the army of the Tang Dynasty had also slowly moved closer to Dingxiang, and they were all encamped dozens of miles away from Dingxiang to listen to Li Jing's further orders.
All the soldiers and horses are coming towards Dingxiang, and the defensive strength of Dingxiang City is also rising sharply at this time, and the two elite soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army and the Xuanjia Army were sent to Dingxiang as soon as possible.
With Dingxiang as the origin, the patrol is non-stop day and night, echoing with the surrounding Datang army, and dealing with emergencies anytime and anywhere.
On several hills outside Dingxiang City, all sentry posts are arranged, and five people are at a sentry point, condescending, responsible for monitoring the situation around Dingxiang, so to speak, the entire defense of Dingxiang has been as solid as an iron bucket.
When everything was going on in an orderly manner, Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji, who came all the way from Chang'an, finally arrived on this day.
"Alas, you're still comfortable here!" After discussing things in the big tent of the Chinese army, when he came out, Li Chengqian followed behind Zhao Chen and went to Zhao Chen's residence together.
Dressed in a bright yellow robe, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and he looked majestic, but unfortunately, as soon as he entered Zhao Chen's residence, he immediately revealed his true appearance, sat on Zhao Chen's couch, and said with a sigh in his mouth.
"I didn't expect that Your Majesty would send you directly this time!" Zhao Chen stood on the edge of the stove, smiling and looking at Li Chengqian, who was lying on his couch, lying on his back, he couldn't help but pout.
"I am His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, so it's not good to let my father come in person at this time!" Li Chengqian, who was lying on the couch, immediately said with a 'hey' smile when he heard Zhao Chen's words.
It's just that as soon as these words fell, I saw that Li Chengqian, who was originally lying on the couch, suddenly turned over and sat up, looking straight at Zhao Chen.
"What?" Zhao Chen was stared at by Li Chengqian so directly, and suddenly laughed angrily, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "I haven't asked you yet, is your sister okay during the time I left?" ”
"You still remember!" I don't know why, when Li Chengqian heard Zhao Chen ask about Xiangcheng, his eyes suddenly relaxed, and then he fell on the couch all of a sudden, and said angrily: "During this time, my sister is always worried about your business, and I have seen my sister cry a few times!" ”
"Your Majesty didn't lose his temper with your sister!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he immediately sighed, he had actually expected that he was working against Li Er here, and Xiangcheng on the Chang'an side would inevitably be worried about this.
"Huh!" Where Li Chengqian was lying, after hearing Zhao Chen's words, he couldn't help but chuckle, and said angrily: "You think too much, since something happened to you here, let alone a sister, even the queen mother can't see the face of his father!" ”
Subsequently, without waiting for Zhao Chen to speak, Li Chengqian had already explained: "During that time, my father stayed in the Ganlu Hall every day, except for my uncle and a few people, I didn't see anyone!" ”
Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhao Chen imagined the scene of Li Er in the Ganlu Hall in his mind, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he couldn't help but chuckle 'hey'. (To be continued.) )